Food for Thought (Milk) Part 2
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “The one universal food for Mankind is MILK. Primitive races of western Asia and Europe used it. The more highly civilized and prosperous a nation becomes the more milk it consumes. The U.S. has better than one cow for each of its families.” Cows grazing in a pasture. “Dairy cattle came to this country with America’s early settlers, for there are no cattle native to this New World. Here are three generations of the Guernsey family.” Three cows. “Jersey bull.” “Guernsey bull.” “Holstein bull.” “The effort of every breeder is to develop dairy breeds to a point where high milk production will be uniformly inherited. Showing length of muzzle, openness of nostrils and width between the eyes.” Close-up of cow. “Careful note is taken of the firmness and strength of neck, length and strength of back, length and levelness of rump and depth of fore rib and flank.” Cow, worker points out features mentioned above. “The spare angular form, carrying no surplus flesh, the extraordinary development of the udder and milk veins typify the dairy cow.” Worker exhibits cow. “At the cow stables each stanchion has a plate bearing the name of the cow occupying it.” Cows in stanchions. “Before milking the udders and flanks are wiped with a damp cloth. A hood-pail aids greatly in producing clean milk.” Worker cleaning cow, exhibiting pail, milking. “The best record is maintained by carefully weighing and testing the milk of each cow.” Worker taking sample from pail, pouring milk into can. “The separator which is kept spotlessly clean by washing and drying in the sunlight, skims the milk. The cream and milk to be sold are immediately placed in cold running water to prevent souring.” Worker washing separator parts - separator in operation - milk cans in trough with water running into it - boy removes lid from can, dips milk into glass, drinks, refills glass, drinks. “Warm skimmed milk may be fed to the calves.” Calves in stanchions, worker places pails before them, they drink. “Before making the trip to the creamery, wet blankets are spread over the cans to keep the temperature down.” Worker spreads blankets over milk cans in horse-drawn wagon, throws water over it. “At the creamery another weight and test are taken.” Workers weighing and taking samples from cans. “The milk is then transferred to vats and pasteurized. The empty cans are washed and sterilized.” Heating coil revolving in vat of milk - worker steam sterilizing cans. “In the cities approximately 112 quarts of milk are consumed annually by each individual.” Milk bottling machines. “When making butter, the cream is churned until small granules appear, then the buttermilk is strained off and the butter washed, salted, worked and packed for market.” Revolving churn - strained butter - worker using paddle stirs it - worker places butter in large cans, tamps it down with wooden mallet. “In the country 994 million pounds of butter are made yearly, which is 61 percent of the total output.” Workers wrapping one pound blocks of butter. “Cooling pasteurized cream for making ice cream and drawing the frozen cream into cans.” Cooling coil - cream flowing from cooler. “Cutting and wrapping into quart size packages.” By hand - worker decorating cake with whipped cream. “Do you know when cattle were first domesticated?” Cattle in pasture - baby sitting in grass crying. “The End.” “Ford Educational Library.” [1921]
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